Bucculatrix paroptila
Species of moth in genus Bucculatrix
| Bucculatrix paroptila | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. paroptila |
| Binomial name | |
| Bucculatrix paroptila Braun, 1963[1] | |
Bucculatrix paroptila is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Maine, Massachusetts, Ontario and Nova Scotia. It was described by Annette Frances Braun in 1963.
The larvae feed on Comptonia peregrina and Myrica gale.[2]
References
- Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
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